IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2 Help

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JavaScript

This feature is supported in the Ultimate edition only.

With IntelliJ IDEA, you can develop modern web, mobile, and desktop applications with JavaScript and Node.js. IntelliJ IDEA supports JavaScript and TypeScript programming languages, React and Angular frameworks and provides tight integration with various tools for web development.

IntelliJ IDEA implements the JavaScript functionality with a bundled plugin, which can be completely disabled by clearing the JavaScript Support check box on the the Plugins page of IntelliJ IDEA settings (Ctrl+Alt+S).

JavaScript support

JavaScript files are marked with icon. JavaScript support in IntelliJ IDEA includes:

On the JavaScript page of the Settings dialog box, choose the JavaScript language version that you are going to use in your project.

Install the project dependencies via the Node Package Manager by doing one of the following:

Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences for macOS, and click Node.js and NPM under Languages & Frameworks.

On the Node.js and NPM page that opens, the Packages area shows all the Node.js-dependent packages that are currently installed on your computer, both at the global and at the project level. Click .

In the Available Packages dialog box that opens, select the required package.

Optionally specify the product version and click Install Package to start installation.

Right-click the package.json file in the editor or in the Project tool window and choose Run 'npm install' on the context menu.